Wendla Irene Soldan-Brofeldt, known as Venny was a Finnish painter, illustrator, graphic artist, wood sculptor and jewelry designer.
10 Facts About Venny Soldan-Brofeldt
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt belonged to the Swedish speaking population of Finland.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt was briefly a student at the Academie Colarossi in Paris on two occasions.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt made study trips to Spain and Italy with the money she earned copying old classics.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt took the name Brofeldt rather than Aho because that was still her husband's legal name.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt was occasionally criticized for "masculine" habits such as smoking a pipe and wearing trousers.
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In 1896, Venny Soldan-Brofeldt went to Berlin to study new methods in wallpaper design and was in no hurry to return, as she trusted them.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt set up a small nursing home to support herself.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt began spending much of his time in Tuscany while she remained in Helsinki.
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Venny Soldan-Brofeldt expressed the wish to be buried at the Hietaniemi Cemetery, with her family, rather than next to her husband, as would be customary.